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Conor McGregor and Dana White share a great relationship. Both men have made each other a lot of money. Generally, the UFC President can’t pick sides when ‘The Notorious’ is fighting any other UFC superstar. However, for his bout against Floyd Mayweather, White was all McGregor leading up to the fight.

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The UFC co-promoted the mega boxing bout between the two biggest PPV draws in combat sports history. The historic May-Mac bout had a grand world tour.

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During Dana White’s Video Blog | MAY/MAC WORLD TOUR | Ep. 1, White and McGregor made fun of ‘Money‘.

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In White’s blog, both the UFC President and the Irishman landed around the same time; White welcomed ‘The Notorious‘ one and said, “You look f**king great.”

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McGregor responded, “I feel good, training hard.”

The Irish superstar wondered, “Did Floyd not take out his own jet?”

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“You know he’s got three,” White replied and look to elaborate, but McGregor cut him off. “Oh, yeah, yeah. You know what else he got?” asked McGregor and answered, “Tax Problems, that’s what he’s got.”

The joke cracked Dana White, and both laughed about it.

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Momentarily, McGregor got his breath and said, “That’s heavy sh*t, that’s heavy sh*t.” White agreed and said, “It’s hard to get out of underneath that.” But the Irishman quickly reacted to that and said, “F**king right, it is. Especially, when I’m on top of you.”

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Again, both had a cracker and walked out of the runway stripes.

Conor McGregor held his own, but Floyd Mayweather won as expected

The build-up to the fight had a lot of fun moments. Chiefly, the Irishman leading the microphone and trying to get into the mind of the undefeated boxer. Even though McGregor got the better of Mayweather in the verbal battle, ‘Money’ showed why he is one of the best defensive boxers of all time.

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Even though McGregor lost the fight, considering it was his first professional boxing bout, he surpassed expectations.

Anyhow, the then-UFC two-division champion had a sublime performance before the fight, on the microphone and showcased his boxing skills at the highest level of boxing.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight business brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds. Now, a hardcore fan of names like Petr Yan, Charles Oliveira, and Tony Ferguson, he just can't even miss a single fight. This has helped him develop a passionate understanding of the sport that he hopes to translate into his work. When not working, he likes to hang out with his squad.

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